Alleycat Player v5x

MEEOWRRR -- Three 🐈 years old -- (kittens in the oven)

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CORS Unblockers:  Allow CORS -- Firefox or Chrome-based   CORS Everywhere -- Firefox only

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Instruction Manuals (GitHub Pages) -- Installation -- Alleycat Player -- Local Proxy Server  |  Check for Updates

If you have not installed the Kraker Local Proxy Server then please go read the Installation Manual.
Alleycat Player does not auto-update. Please check for an update every two to four weeks at the link shown above.

Your feedback is appreciated (suggestions or bug reports):  Alleycat BBS

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Press the "End" key to go to the bottom of the page. There you will find links to each of the video viewers.
Pick a station and play the radio. Music soothes the heart and mind. You need to relax in these difficult times.

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Release notes for v5x (unofficial release)

• This is an unofficial update to provide support for the 8kun Bread Launcher. I have implemented a new remote proxy server which is based on Kraker. There are some limitations to this due to the fact that videos cannot be streamed through the remote proxy (the cloud provider blocks large files). This will break some sites. If you are running this from my website then radio stations that are HTTP will be blocked by the browser due to the website being HTTPS. TV channels marked with a double asterisk will not work due to an IP address mismatch between you and the proxy.
• Updated: Facebook, Twitter, Fox, ABC, CNBC, UniqueStream
• Updated Rumble to allow page ID to work as embed ID. Example: https://rumble.com/v13wepf-2000-mules.html will work with the "Play ID" option if the string is cut before the hypen. Note that it can sometimes happen that the wrong video will come up.

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Release notes for v5c (August 7, 2022)

Update: This version was revised on October 5 due to an error with the HLS/m3u8 (not working). It was trying to load a file which doesn't exist though it does exist on my system. Sorry about that but nobody complained (as usual).

• Removed: DarkMatter (geo US), LookMovie, HighStream and WolfStream (both broken for a long time)
• Updated: Rumble, Odysee, Twitch TV, BBC, BrightCove, VidNode, KeyMovies, XHamster, Streamzz, UserLoad
• Updated Youtube to fix some age-gated videos and to bypass the rate limiting which restricts download speed to about 45K bytes per second. The DASH formats still appear to have some rate limiting in place compared to the normal formats (110K versus 600K on my DSL connection).
• A new site called Gogo-play (https://gogoplay1.com) has been added to the Movies Sites list in the VidNode category. This site is dedicated to anime and most of the content is not reachable from the VidNode site itself but can be retrieved from there. That is, select "VidNode" in the dropdown list to play a video from Gogo-play.

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Release notes for v5b (March 25, 2022)

• Updated: TikTok, TEDTalks, Bloomberg, Epoch Times, VidNode, StreamTape
• Added: DarkMatter, KeyMovies, LookMovie, Streamzz, UserLoad, VOE
• Removed: ItemFix, Minds, Ask4Movie, OpenLoadMovies, WatchCartoons
• Moved Brightcove to the News section because the sites covered are news sites.

VidNode has changed its domain again (it is now vidembed.io), although vidnode.net will redirect to it. I read on TorrentFreak (https://torrentfreak.com) that the domain vidcloud9.com was being targeted by the usual "copyright" defenders so I guess VidNode is playing hard to catch (kek). Also, an encryption algo was added to the process of extracting the video link. Stuff like this has yet to defeat me though I admit that it can be tiresome to deal with. In the case of VidNode, it is worth the effort. Hopefully, I won't need to update again anytime soon.

There was a small change to the way the video link is handled with the US Internet TV trio (ustv247.tv, ustvgo.tv, watchnewslive.tv). There is an interesting story behind this and 123live.tv which is now live94today.com, redirecting from the previous domain 123tv.live. Yeah, it can be tricky to keep up with these domain changes but that's the game that has to be played. I still don't get how the TV trio seems like a protected group though. Anyway, some months ago the TV trio changed their sites to use encryption for the video link, presumably to guard against the Kodi addons that were stealing from ustvgo.tv. I cracked the encryption but it looks like the Kodi addons got stopped dead. I'm only guessing, of course. The encryption stayed in place for several months and then it got dropped (shortly before the last Alleycat update). The video link is now in the clear with no protection. Why? Also, the TV trio has been vacillating about forcing VPN access to some of the channels. For a while, the sites were unusable and I had to grab TV links from other sites. Now, it's just a handful of channels other than the sports channels that are VPN-restricted. The encryption on 123tv.live has been in place for over a year and hasn't changed at all. However, for a period of two or three months, they added the Google Invisible Captcha to the encryption process and I couldn't crack it for a few reasons which have nothing to do with the encryption itself. Why was it dropped? Google stopped it or maybe they couldn't justify paying Google for the captcha account. Anyway, things appear to be pretty stable right now. I managed to restore the sports channels (ustream.to died) by going through tv247.us which doesn't use any method to protect the video links. It's been that way for several months so I guess it'll be staying that way (knock on wood).

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Release notes for v5a (November 17, 2021)

• Added: Odysee
• Removed: Periscope, SoundCloud, DoodStream
• Updated: Vimeo, InfoWars, Gab TV, Facebook, PragerU, BBC, Al Jazeera, VidNode, StreamTape, UpStream
• HighStream and WolfStream are apparently down right now.
• Some channels are down because the feeds from ustream.to are not working. Some secondary channels and most of the sports channels are affected.
• Some videos on TubiTV use Widevine DRM. These videos are inaccessible with Alleycat Player.
• Replaced default audio player interface in the Internet Radio with custom version.
• Adjusted the CSS for the video viewers to fix some issues with Pale Moon. The brightness controls are still not right but much better than before. Pale Moon adds extra padding to the buttons but no other browser does that. Browser consistency has improved a lot over the past several years but it is still not perfect.
• Created custom border colours for all buttons due to the inconsistency between browsers as to the brightness of the borders. Some browsers (specifically Waterfox) apply far too much contrast.
• Modified the image container for audio-only media in order to fit any size of image ("poster.jpg").

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Release notes for versions 1a to 2f
Release notes for versions 3a to 3e
Release notes for versions 4a to 4h

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Special Notes

• Vimeo live streaming (m3u8) is supported. Requires Kraker or a CORS unblocker.
• Odysee live streaming is supported. Requires Kraker.
• InfoWars videos play as m3u8 but the mp4 version is available via the DLoad button.
• Only podcasts are supported on iHeartRadio.
• For Twitter short links (like "https://t.co/..."), use DIG to get the tweet ID.
• Twitter Spaces and Broadcasts are supported (example ID: 1OwxWwDyXnQxQ).
• A Rumble page link (example: "https://rumble.com/v1wac7i-world-premier-died-suddenly.html") will work as an embed ID if you remove the hyphenated part. However, using the page link in this manner can sometimes retrieve the wrong video.

Sites accessible with a Podcasts DIG:
 - https://podcasts.apple.com
 - https://itunes.apple.com
 - https://www.stitcher.com
 - https://radiopublic.com
 - https://overcast.fm
 - https://www.podbean.com
 - https://www.spreaker.com

Sites accessible with a Brightcove DIG:
 - https://www.stuff.co.nz
 - https://www.nzherald.co.nz
 - https://www.thesun.co.uk
 - https://www.the-sun.com
 - https://www.channel4.com/news
 - https://www.express.co.uk
 - https://www.miamiherald.com
 - https://time.com
 - http://webtv.un.org
 - https://www.military.com
 - https://peopletv.com
 - https://www.skynews.com.au
 - https://www.news.com.au
 - https://nypost.com

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There are three symbols used to indicate the options available for a particular site. [#] means no DIG option because the video ID is always exposed. [?] means that video ID numbers are not available (you have to DIG). [+] means that both ID numbers and the DIG option are supported.

Here is a rundown of each site, the available video formats and the site URL (link will open a new tab or window):

Sites List -- Go to Info viewer or News viewer or Movie viewer

YouTube	mp4/webm	*	[#] KRKR !	www.youtube.com
BitChute	mp4	?	[#] Proxy !	www.bitchute.com
Rumble	mp4/webm	*	[+] Proxy (DIG) !	rumble.com
Vimeo	mp4/m3u8	*	[#] Proxy	vimeo.com
InfoWars	m3u8/mp4	?	[+] No Proxy	www.infowars.com	banned.video
Brighteon	m3u8	*	[+] KRAK !	www.brighteon.com	www.naturalnews.com
DailyMotion	m3u8	*	[#] CORS !	www.dailymotion.com
153News	mp4	*	[#] Proxy	153news.net
BrandNewTube	mp4	*	[#] No Proxy	brandnewtube.com
Odysee	mp4/m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	odysee.com
Twitter	mp4/m3u8	*	[+] KRKR	twitter.com	threadreaderapp.com
Facebook	mp4	?	[?] Proxy	www.facebook.com	www.instagram.com (CORS)
Telegram	mp4	?	[?] Proxy	t.me
TikTok	mp4	?	[?] Proxy	www.tiktok.com
Gab TV	mp4	*	[?] Proxy	tv.gab.com	gab.com
Twitch TV	m3u8	*	[#] CORS	www.twitch.tv
PragerU	m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	www.prageru.com
TEDTalks	mp4	480p	[?] Proxy	www.ted.com
Nat. Film Board	m3u8	*	[+] No Proxy	www.nfb.ca
Earth TV	m3u8	?	[?] Proxy	www.earthtv.com
iHeartRadio	mp3		[#] No Proxy	www.iheart.com/podcast
Fox	m3u8/mp4	*	[+] No Proxy	www.foxnews.com	www.foxbusiness.com
ABC	mp4	360p	[+] Proxy	abcnews.go.com
CBS	m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	www.cbsnews.com
CNBC	m3u8	*	[+] Proxy	www.cnbc.com
CNN	mp4/m3u8	*	[?] No Proxy	www.cnn.com	edition.cnn.com
C-SPAN	m3u8	*	[?] KRAK	www.c-span.org
MS/NBC	mp4	*	[+] Proxy	www.msnbc.com	www.nbcnews.com
PBS	m3u8	*	[+] Proxy	www.pbs.org
CBC	mp4	*	[+] Proxy (DIG)	www.cbc.ca
CPAC	m3u8	540p	[#] No Proxy	www.cpac.ca
CTV	m3u8	*	[+] Proxy (DIG)	www.ctvnews.ca
Global	mp4	540p	[+] Proxy	globalnews.ca
TVO	mp4	360p	[+] Proxy (DIG)	www.tvo.org
BBC	m3u8	*	[+] Proxy	www.bbc.com	www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
Press TV	m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	www.presstv.ir	www.presstv.ir/doc (mp4)
Al Jazeera	mp4	*	[+] Proxy (DIG)	www.aljazeera.com
Bloomberg	mp4	*	[+] Proxy	www.bloomberg.com
Deutsche Welle	mp4	*	[#] No Proxy	www.dw.com
Epoch Times	m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	www.theepochtimes.com	www.ntd.com

? = unknown or auto-select (m3u8/mpd)
* = user selectable (via format box)
! = use the Sandbox option to embed the video.
KRAK = only accessible with the Kraker Local Proxy Server
CORS = only accessible with a CORS unblocker (or Kraker Local)
KRKR = accessible with the Kraker Remote Proxy (may have limitations)

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Movie Sites -- Go to Info viewer or News viewer or Movie viewer

TubiTV	m3u8	*	[+] Proxy	tubitv.com
TheArchive	m3u8	*	[+] No Proxy	www.thearchive.tv
VidNode	mp4	*	[+] KRKR !	membed1.com !	vidnode.net !	gogoplay1.com !
KeyMovies	m3u8	*	[?] KRAK	keymovies.to
UniqueStream	m3u8	*	[?] KRAK	uniquestreaming.net
XHamster	mp4	*	[#] KRAK !	xhamster.com
XVideos	m3u8	*	[?] Proxy	www.xvideos.com
CloudVideo	m3u8	*	[#] CORS !	cloudvideo.tv !
MixDrop	mp4	?	[#] KRAK !	mixdrop.co !
StreamTape	mp4	?	[#] Proxy	streamtape.com !	strcloud.link !
Streamzz	mp4	?	[#] Proxy	streamzz.to !	streamz.ws !
UpStream	m3u8/mp4	?	[#] KRAK !	upstream.to !
UserLoad	mp4	?	[#] KRAK !	userload.co !
VideoBin	mp4	?	[#] Proxy !	videobin.co !
Vidoza	mp4	?	[#] Proxy !	vidoza.net !
VOE	mp4	?	[#] Proxy !	voe.sx !
AudioRealm	mp3		[+] Proxy	audiorealm.com
RadioNet	mp3		[?] Proxy	www.radio.net

! on a site url = use caution on these sites due to popup ads
! on proxy type = use the Sandbox option to embed the video.

Note that quality level (example: [720]) may not be the same as resolution.

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Some search sites to get video links from:

crocovid.com
www.downloads-anymovies.com

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Internet TV  --  TV Guide:  ustv247.tv  ustvgo.tv  watchnewslive.tv

Go to the Movie viewer, select a TV stack and press the button for the desired channel. That's it. All channels are m3u8 live streams and most are not region locked. Some channels require an initial lookup (thus requiring a CORS proxy or unblocker) to find the direct stream URL. Such URLs are temporary and will time out (anywhere from a few hours to two days). Alleycat Player will refresh the link after two hours.

Some channels have two stream sources. This is indicated with a plus sign (+) after the channel name. A double-plus indicates that the streams are from different local stations. Select "webm" in the format panel to access the secondary channel.

Internet Radio

Simply go to the bottom of the page and press a radio button to play the Internet Radio. That's it. For your convenience, the radio will pause when you play a video. Press the Clear button to unpause. You can also open a radio station in a popup window.

You can input your own URL for either an mp4 or an mp3 or whatever your browser supports. To play a YouTube video in audio-only mode, just enter the 11-character video id.

To find some radio station URLs, you can use the AudioRealm DIG tool supplied with the Movie viewer. Also supplied is a stack with links to iHeartRadio and Virtual DJ. These will pop up a window with an embedded web site.

Info / Entertainment  --  Sites List  |  News  |  Movies  |  snap

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youtube.com vid.puffyan.us (us) invidious.namazso.eu (de) invidious.snopyta.org (fi) invidious.ethibox.fr (fr) invidious.flokinet.to (ro) invidious.weblibre.org (cl) youtube.076.ne.jp (jp) Youtube DASH

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News & Propaganda  --  Sites List  |  Info  |  Movies  |  snap

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youtube.com vid.puffyan.us (us) invidious.namazso.eu (de) invidious.snopyta.org (fi) invidious.ethibox.fr (fr) invidious.flokinet.to (ro) invidious.weblibre.org (cl) youtube.076.ne.jp (jp) Youtube DASH

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FREE Movies & TV  --  Movie Sites  |  Info  |  News  |  snap

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youtube.com vid.puffyan.us (us) invidious.namazso.eu (de) invidious.snopyta.org (fi) invidious.ethibox.fr (fr) invidious.flokinet.to (ro) invidious.weblibre.org (cl) youtube.076.ne.jp (jp) Youtube DASH

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Internet Radio

Talk Radio	Cool Music	Funky Music	Just Garbage	More Garbage
Fox News Talk Talk Radio UK WABC Talk Radio Republic Broadcasting American Family Radio The Blaze Radio Red State Talk The Fringe FM Voice America BBS Talk Radio 1 BBS Talk Radio 2 Revolution Radio Studio A Revolution Radio Studio B Rense Radio Live InfoWars - Alex Jones InfoWars - Harrison Smith InfoWars - Owen Shroyer	Star FM Rock Classics Rockin Doc Radio Lynx Classic Rock Rock Radio Radio Caroline Retro Hits Dance Wave Salsa Mexico Disco Classics Radio Lounge Radio Absolute Trance Radio Starlite Radio	Virtual DJ: ClubZone Virtual DJ: TheGrind Virtual DJ: Hypnotica Virtual DJ: PowerBase Radio Free Americana Venice Classic Radio Italia Tropicalisma FM Rockabilly Radio Dandelion Radio Entranced FM Toxxic Radio Radio Swiss Jazz	BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1-Extra BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4-Extra BBC Radio 5-Live BBC Radio 6-Music Nashville FM Country Power Station Death FM Wu World Radio Danheim: Mannavegr Audiomachine: Decimus Classic Rock - Greatest Hits	Radio El Dorado Asia Dream Radio Streaming Sound Tracks Tiki Bar Radio Radio Mi Amigo Int'l Nagaswara FM Schlager Time iRie Rockers Company Radio SRC FM Rahva Radio Splinterwood Nature Sounds Star Trek Music The Cars: Full Album

   

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